War in Afghanistan
Afghan war escalating in defiance of popular opposition
By James Cogan, August 27, 2009
The mounting preparations for a major escalation of the war in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are taking place in open defiance of public opinion around the globe.
The assassination of Baitullah Mehsud
By James Cogan, August 8, 2009
The American political establishment and the US media, along with Washington’s client government in Islamabad, are reveling in the reports that missiles launched from an unmanned US Predator drone o...
US soldier who opposes Afghan war sentenced
By Jack Cody, August 8, 2009
US Army Specialist Victor Agosto has been sentenced to one month in jail for refusing deployment to Afghanistan. Agosto has made his objections public in an effort to mobilize opposition within the mi...
As US, NATO casualties mount
Pentagon to press for more troops in Afghan war
By Jerry White, August 4, 2009
After the deadliest month since the Afghan war began, US military commanders are planning to press for more troops in order to mount a counterinsurgency campaign in the Central Asian country.
Civilian death toll soaring in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, August 3, 2009
A report issued late last month by the Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) sheds light on the rising number of innocent Afghan men, women and children who...
Six months of the Obama administration
By Joe Kishore, July 21, 2009
Six months ago yesterday, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. It is an appropriate time to take stock of what has transpired.
Britain: Spike in casualties used to push for more troops in Afghanistan
By Julie Hyland, July 20, 2009
A concerted campaign is underway to manufacture popular support for stepped-up British participation in the US-led surge in Afghanistan.
New York Times on Northern Alliance war crime
A cover-up of US massacre at Mazar-i-Sharif
By Barry Grey, July 13, 2009
The New York Times on July 11 published a lengthy front-page article recalling the murder of hundreds of captured Taliban fighters by the US-allied Northern Alliance at the end of November, 2001, duri...
A war of colonial conquest in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, July 10, 2009
It is remarkable that even as the Obama administration has escalated the war, it has virtually dropped the original pretext that was used to justify it. What ever happened to Osama bin Laden?
Corrupt election campaign unfolds in US-occupied Afghanistan
By James Cogan, July 2, 2009
Amid the chorus of denunciations in US and European ruling circles over the alleged theft of the Iranian elections, the Obama administration and its NATO allies are presiding over an election campaign...
Afghan Star: Eyes not opened wide enough
By Peter Kloze, June 23, 2009
Afghan Star, a documentary about Afghanistan’s version of American Idol, the television talent show, includes some interesting human material, but glosses over all the complex questions.
Pakistani military begins offensive in Waziristan
By James Cogan, June 23, 2009
The Waziristan offensive follows bloody fighting and mass civilian displacement in the Swat Valley and other districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
